Long Island? Any recommendations?

[stoney]

I fished with PeterB and his buddy Dan yesterday out of Montauk and the Cod fishing is superb! Everyone on the boat limited out by 10:30 and we went in early. Montauk has more fishing opportunites than anywhere I've been. Just drive around and look at what's in the boatyards and you'll get the picture. Montauk is a fishermans paradise.

[oldfielder]

Yeah-that cod fishery has really come back the past few winters. Which boat did you guys fish?

[abl1111]

Yeah, welcome to LI. The coastline of LI is awesome, w/ great Bays and coves everywhere.

The northshore of the Island is very hilly and rocky w/ some of the nicest natural harbors you'll ever see. The Sound, separating LI from Connecticut is fairly deep and is home to some great fishing ( I'm a Southshore person, so I don't know it as well )

The southshore is very flat and very beachy, with barrier beaches along most of the Southshore that protects the mainland - in between these barrier islands, most of which are less than 1000' wide, and the mainland are different bays ( the inlets that connect these bays and The Ocean are where some great fishing is done.

The West of LI is very congested with people but the fishing is still excellent. As you move East, there is more wiggle room and I feel it gets more and more beautiful. There are great tackleshops and fishing areas throughout the island;

- Long Beach - party boat fleet
- Freeport - big fishing center
- Babylon - Augies bait and tackle
- Captree (fishes Fire Island Inlet area) - BIG party boat fleet
- Bayshore - tackle shops & big Bay to fish out of
- Huntington - very salty town
- Northport - Terminal Tackle - good place (sell in bulk)
- Hamptons - there are two very good inlets - Shinnecock and Moriches
- Orient Point - some of the best fishing in LI
- Montauk Point - " " " " " " " The Saltiest place on LI

I'm sure there are other places, this a broad stroke.

Some helpful hints - plan your days traveling on LI with rush hours - they are terrible. There are too many people here - and not enough road. This place was a better place to live 25 years ago - Urban Crawl has ruined the 'way it was' to the 'way it is'... ' se la vie '...

That's why the water is the place to be - get away from it all. As mentioned by someone else, you can find some beautiful nature all around. Nice people too, along with A-holes - just like anywhere...

Good luck !

[oldfielder]

I think the Long Island boys need to do some kind of gathering in the spring-maybe a fluke derby(if we have a season!) or something like that. What say ye?

[stoney]

We fished on the Susie E.
http://susiee.com/index.htm
PeterB has great info on bottom fishing and he was right.
Great Captain and mate and all the people except me were very serious experienced cod fisherman.

[horseman]

I'd be into that come the warm weather. I was born and raised in Freeport. I now live in vermont in the summer and Ft. Lauderdale in the winter. My 20" Seacraft is a snow bird just like I am. I bring it to L.I. a few times a year. The bass fishing is awesome out of Jones Inlet or Rockaway, or Fire Island Inlet. Oh hell it's great all along the island!

[horseman]

If you are there come the late spring you have to try the striper fishing around Jersey and L.I. It's great.